Combination hair curler and bobby pin fastener



1949 F. II NITERRANTE 2,492,642

COMBINATION HAIR CURLER AND BOBBY PIN FASTENER Filed Oct; 31, 1946 9' INVENTOR.

I FRANK INTERRANTE ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 27, 1949 was 3 Claims.

This invention relates to a combination hair curler and bobby pin fastener wherein the hair curler is used to receive and form a lock of hair into a curl and the hobby pin is guided over the curler in such a manner that it is readily inserted over the collected lock of hair.

It is an important object of the invention to provide a hair curler which has separable parts upon which the hair is collected wherein there is provided in each of the parts a plurality of grooves for receiving the bobby pins.

According to the invention, there is provided in each of the parts, a plurality of spaced grooves or T-slots each of which extends from one end of the part to the other. As many bobby pins as desired may be used with the device; each bobby pin used being insert-able in a selected T-slot by way of an end of the latter. Any slot selected may be on either of the two separable parts, which, preferably are so constructed and arranged that they are separable along at least a major part of their lengths, as by pivoting the parts together. In such case the parts may have extensions constituting normally separated handle portions which when brought toward each other, as by manual pressure, effect separation of said major lengths. A bobby pin after insertion in any slot is slidable along the length of the slot toward a tress of'hair twined about both separable parts when they are normally in abutment one with another. Further advance of the hobby pin along the slot causes the same to seize the hair tress, in preparation for use of the device for imparting a curl to the tress.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the hair curler and bobby pin guide with the parts pressed together.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse cross sectional view taken through the curler along line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows thereof.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal cross sectional view taken along the line of the central slots of the two parts.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view looking in top plan upon the rear portion of the curler.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the specially formed bobby pin which is used.

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of the curler with a lock of hair attached illustrating how the bobby pin slides into place.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, l represents a curler composed of an upper half-mandrel part II and a complementary lower half-mandrel part l2. These parts are semicircular and hinged together by a pin l3 extending through side projections M on the upper portion of the lower part l2 and also through a projection I 4' on the lower portion of the upper part II and these parts are held normally closed by a spring l disposed between handle portions I8 and I! of the respective parts. By moving the handle portions toward each other, the curler is opened, as shown in Fig. 3.

In the upper part N, there are provided 1'- shaped slots l8 extending from the rear edge of the handle portion l6 throughout the full length of the part to the opposite end thereof. These slots receive specially formed bobby pins I9. One such bobby pin is shown in Fig. 5, the same having a wide and flat slot engaging portion 2| and a narrow loop portion 22 which slides in the vertically extending portion of the slot; said loop portion being continued as another flat and wide portion 20. When a tress or lock of hair 23 has been wrapped about the upper part II and the lower mandrel part l2, the bobby pin l9 will be slid from the handle portion and over the lock of hair in the manner illustrated in Fig. 6.

If desired, the bobby pins can be slid also into any one of the T-slots 24 in the lower part I2. These slots like the slots I8 extend for the full length of the part, so that a bobby pin can be inserted in one end or the other of either part.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I 5 claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A hair curler comprising two parts pivoted to one another, each of said parts having a handle portion, and means acting between the handie portions for normally maintaining the parts in closed position, at least one of said parts having a plurality of bobby pin receiving T slots therein whereby a lock of hair can be fastened upon the curler.

2. A hair curler comprising two parts pivoted to one another, each of said parts having a 118.11!

3. A hair curler, comprising two' semi-circular parts pivotally connected together intermediate their ends with fiat sides adjacent one another to provide a composite member substantially circular in cross-section, a spring operating between adjacent ends of said parts normally maintaining them in a closed position, T-shaped slots in, said u.

4 parts extended from end to end for slidably supporting a bobby pin, and a bobby pin slidable in the end portion of one of said slots for engagement with a lock of hair wound on said member.

FRANK INTERRANTE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of thispatent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Re. 21,704 Caldora Feb. 4, 1941 2,199,453 Woodford May '7, 1940 

